Indian Govt. rejects visa for No Fire Zone Director
Wednesday, 6 November 2013 00:00
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The Government of India has rejected a visa for British Director Callum Macrae who made the controversial No Fire Zone movie which was scheduled to air in New Delhi on 7 November.
Macrae has expressed concern about the rejection of a visa to attend his own film premiere this week.
He issued a statement today expressing his “deep concern” over the delay in issuing him with a visa, adding “I am due to fly out on 6 November, and I find it extraordinary that I still do not have my visa, despite the fact that I first applied more than eight months ago.”
Macrae applied for the visa in February this year in order to attend the pre-launch press conference about the film.
Macrae said yesterday: “I am at a compete loss to understand why the government appears to be refusing to let me come to India for the premiere of the film. I sincerely hope this has been caused by a bureaucratic mix-up and is nothing that could be perceived as some kind of attempt to prevent discussion of this issue.”
“I sincerely hope that this pattern of pressure from the Sri Lankan Government does not have anything to do with India’s decision not to give me a visa.”
